some people have all the luck

some people have all the luck

An expression of mild envy at another's fortune and/or frustration for one's own misfortune. I can't believe Susie won both raffles—some people have all the luck. I've been unemployed for a year, and you got a new job in a matter of weeks. Geez, some people have all the luck.
See also: all, have, luck, people
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • bane of (one's) existence
  • existence
  • under the thumb of (someone)
  • under thumb
  • under (one's) thumb
  • under somebody's thumb
  • under someone’s thumb
  • under someone's thumb
  • Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, the
  • be rubbing your hands